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Can a bash script be run with sudo?
I have the below script, it is meant to be run with sudo however the first to commands (The git commands) need to run as the user “ubuntu” However when this is run with sudo, the first two commands fail and the make.sh script when runs complains it doesn’t have root
Why does Sudo Su run the rest of the script as?
The Script itself as the parent of all commands in the script, is another independent process and the su command does not and can not change it to root: the su command creates a new process with root privileges. After that su command completes, the parent process, still running as the same user, will execute the rest of the script.
Why does Bash not work in a script?
When i run it from a script, the file specified in one option of the command is not accessible. It gives the same error as if the path to file was incorrect. The path to the file in command and in script is absolute.
What does Sudo do to the current shell?
What sudo does is create a new *sub*process that runs as root. The subprocess could be just a regular program (e.g. sudo cp runs the cp program in a root process) or it could be a root subshell, but it cannot be the current shell.
Why do I need sudo command in Linux?
sudo is a powerful command line tool that enables a “ permitted user ” to run a command as another user (the superuser by default), as defined by a security policy. On most if not all Linux systems, the security policy is driven by the /etc/sudoers file. Therefore, to run a shell script or program as root, you need to use sudo command.
How can I execute any command as a normal user without Sudo?
This is possible by editing /etc/sudoers with the visudo command, and with the use of the alias shell built-in. Give yourself permission to sudo execute the commands without requiring a password prompt. Now you may type those commands and execute them without sudo, as though you were currently in a root shell.
How to run Sudo script without root permissions?
Don’t use plain sudo in scripts, run the whole script with root permissions instead and use sudo -u YOURUSERNAME to execute commands without root permissions if that’s really necessary. Save it, make it executable with chmod +x /path/to/script and start it with root permissions with: